As many as 20 people were massacred this week when uniformed gunmen and suicide bombers attacked a government complex in al-Baghdadi, in Anbar province, a troubling sign that violence will continue in what now seems to be the forgotten war.

After the Maliki administration reached a deal with the U.S. about keeping trainers and a heavy diplomatic presence in Iraq past the December deadline for withdrawal – without the consent of parliament – it demanded that U.S. soldiers not be immune from Iraqi law. U.S. officials struck back, much as they did when pressuring Maliki to agree to extend the U.S. military presence, by demanding immunity.

Reports this week confirmed that the Predator drone that killed U.S. citizen Anwar al-Awlaki in Yemen was launched from one of the new secret drone bases recently constructed by the Obama administration, demonstrating their utility in the oncoming revolution into remote-control-dominated warfare. After the successfully attack, the U.S. relationship with embattled Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh took a sudden turn for the better, as calls for him to step down in the face of mass protests were swapped for words of praise.

A number of top Obama administration officials announced this week that there is a "secret panel" that can order American citizens assassinated with no judicial oversight. Unfortunately, this doesn’t make legal the stripping of due process rights from U.S. citizens.

Justin Raimondo wrote about Anwar al-Awlaki and Obama’s secret death panel. Philip Giraldi warned about the troubles facing America in the near future if we don’t right the ship of state. Ivan Eland described America’s illusory terrorist threat. Kelley Vlahos wrote about Peter Van Buren, the Foreign Service officer under fire for citing WikiLeaks diplomatic cables, and his new book.

Angela Keaton will discuss ComeHomeAmerica.us and the new peace movement in a breakout event at this year’s Libertopia in San Diego, Oct. 21-23. Libertopia is an annual festival of peace, freedom, music, community, and ideas that will change the world. Keaton will give a 30-minute speech and a 15-minute Q&A at 5 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 21.

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